bassgirl456's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
Huh. Well that was weird. But it was 3rd and probably final in a series that had been weird. And by weird I also mean kind of original. Basically a mashup with apocalyptic and steampunk and zombies and time-travel and westerns. And that really doesn't capture it. In this one, our hero Matilda has come back from the past and lots of stuff has been changed. And everyone hates this one guy including her, but we are really never shown why the people of now hate him. And it's all about her setting the right now in place. The characters and situations never quite make sense and most of the world isn't quite detailed enough. So it's kind of a near-miss. But a pretty good near-miss. 3.5 of 5.
chllybrd's review against another edition
4.0
Matilda finds herself in a different timeway with all of her loved ones alive and well, but not exactly how she remembers them. She quickly realizes that she can deal with the changes as long as she stops Slater from destroying them all.
CRUCIBLE ZERO brings us back to the House Immortal series and wastes no time picking up where INFINITY BELL left us with its cliffhanger. It was a bit weird seeing how alike and different all of our favorite characters were in the new timeway, but I quickly feel in love with their new counterparts. The world also has a lot of changes to it and Monk did a great job of building it up for us.
I missed the closeness between Abraham and Matilda as she was trying to figure him out again. It did help that Abraham, though different, was still very drawn to Matilda and therefor was very open to a relationship. Still Matilda took a while to give in to her feelings so I missed their easy relationship from INFINITY BELL.
With it's many fight scenes and interesting twists and turns, book 3 lived up to the previous books in the House Immortal series. CRUCIBLE ZERO did a great job proving that happily ever afters can come in very unusual, but interesting ways. Bravo Ms. Monk, another great series!
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
CRUCIBLE ZERO brings us back to the House Immortal series and wastes no time picking up where INFINITY BELL left us with its cliffhanger. It was a bit weird seeing how alike and different all of our favorite characters were in the new timeway, but I quickly feel in love with their new counterparts. The world also has a lot of changes to it and Monk did a great job of building it up for us.
I missed the closeness between Abraham and Matilda as she was trying to figure him out again. It did help that Abraham, though different, was still very drawn to Matilda and therefor was very open to a relationship. Still Matilda took a while to give in to her feelings so I missed their easy relationship from INFINITY BELL.
With it's many fight scenes and interesting twists and turns, book 3 lived up to the previous books in the House Immortal series. CRUCIBLE ZERO did a great job proving that happily ever afters can come in very unusual, but interesting ways. Bravo Ms. Monk, another great series!
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
buuboobaby's review
5.0
4.5 - 5 stars
Great wrap up to a great series. Everyone got a HEA - well, everyone except for the evil Slater. He just got the ending he deserved.
This was an interesting twist on Frankenstein, with an engaging cast of characters, a truly vile villain, and an intriguing conundrum with time. I enjoyed Monk's narrative style and look forward to reading more of her work.
Great wrap up to a great series. Everyone got a HEA - well, everyone except for the evil Slater. He just got the ending he deserved.
This was an interesting twist on Frankenstein, with an engaging cast of characters, a truly vile villain, and an intriguing conundrum with time. I enjoyed Monk's narrative style and look forward to reading more of her work.
lindca's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
Strong and satisfying end to a very good trilogy. I enjoyed this much more than Monk's Allie Beckstrom series, in which I lost interest after a few books. The premise of an altered world with the nearly invincible Galvanized and the alterations of time is intriguing and a bit different than most UF fare. Tillie is an excellent protagonist: strong, smart, takes no guff from anyone, yet good-hearted and very loyal. The twists of time and characters were handled well and kept things interesting.
I hope that Monk will turn her efforts into more series like this rather than her Allie Beckstrom and world spinoffs, as I definitely would be interested in reading more original stories from her.
Strong and satisfying end to a very good trilogy. I enjoyed this much more than Monk's Allie Beckstrom series, in which I lost interest after a few books. The premise of an altered world with the nearly invincible Galvanized and the alterations of time is intriguing and a bit different than most UF fare. Tillie is an excellent protagonist: strong, smart, takes no guff from anyone, yet good-hearted and very loyal. The twists of time and characters were handled well and kept things interesting.
I hope that Monk will turn her efforts into more series like this rather than her Allie Beckstrom and world spinoffs, as I definitely would be interested in reading more original stories from her.
catsluvcoffee's review against another edition
5.0
[b:House Immortal|20821206|House Immortal (House Immortal, #1)|Devon Monk|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1392761144s/20821206.jpg|40072985] was amazing. I devoured it in a day. [b:Infinity Bell|22859788|Infinity Bell (House Immortal, #2)|Devon Monk|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1409122131s/22859788.jpg|42427681] was a little slower but still enjoyable. The weird time shift ending had me hesitant. I didn't quite know how much I would enjoy the third installment, Crucible Zero.
I loved the world building in these books. "Stitched" heroes and heroines, time travel, the world split into ruling Houses, miniature sheep whose wool holds time, lizards (aka dragons) whose scales heal. The relationships made me smile and felt genuine without being overdone. When you are saving the world (again), you don't have a whole lot of time to spend developing them but I'm glad the author didn't have the characters immediately falling in love and in bed.
All in all, I LOVED IT this series.
AHHH! Is it really over?
I loved the world building in these books. "Stitched" heroes and heroines, time travel, the world split into ruling Houses, miniature sheep whose wool holds time, lizards (aka dragons) whose scales heal. The relationships made me smile and felt genuine without being overdone. When you are saving the world (again), you don't have a whole lot of time to spend developing them but I'm glad the author didn't have the characters immediately falling in love and in bed.
All in all, I LOVED IT this series.
AHHH! Is it really over?
kristenwestfall's review against another edition
3.0
Didn't love this one as much as the first two, but enjoyed.
shelley_pearson's review against another edition
4.0
At first, I wasn’t sure if I would even read this book, because I listened to the first two on audio and the third one is only available in print. But I’m a sucker for time travel and an alternate timeline, so I went for it. And I ended up liking this story most of all! Mostly because it was so interesting to see how things were different in the new timeline that Matilda ended up in, and I kept wanting to know what would happen next. Plus, I liked how there were fewer different Houses to keep track of in this book. I’m glad I finished out the series.
rowan108's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this series and I'm happy with the ending. It seems fitting and gives closure. I love that Oscar and Welton remain an integral part to this trilogy. Loved it.